Places andreac7412 Wants to Go

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

Stay in a luxury cabin or refurbished Airstream in this former mining camp-turned-retreat.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.